Ethnic triangles, assimilation, and the complexitites of acculturation in multi-ethnic society
TitleEthnic triangles, assimilation, and the complexitites of acculturation in multi-ethnic society
Author
Call number943.8004924/0055
Object number10419b
Place of publicationLondon, England
Year of publication
2019
Physical descriptionpp41-59
MaterialArticle
Series titlePolin studies in Polish Jewry ; 31
ISBN9781906764722
NotesArticle from the book 'Poland and Hungary : Jewish realities compared' pp41-59
Description
The 'national' histories of Hungary, Poland and the Jews are entangled. In the course of the nineteenth century the territories of the national states of Europe acquired an ethnic character. Being Jewish had to relate to the national identity proclaimed by the state. Jews became a 'race' which was labelled 'semitic'